Ahuitzotl (Auitzotl) was an Aztec ruler who reigned between 1486 and 1502 CE. He was one of the greatest generals of the ancient Americas and he left to his nephew, Montezuma, an enlarged and consolidated empire which had been ruthlessly terrorised into submissive acceptance of Aztec rule. With huge building projects and victories celebrated by mass sacrifices of captured enemies to honour the gods, the reign of Ahuitzotl was the Aztec Golden Age.
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c. 1345 - 1521The Aztec civilization flourishes in Mesoamerica.
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1486 - 1502Ahuitzotl reigns as leader of the Aztec Empire.
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1487The Templo Mayor is completed at Tenochtitlan and inaugurated with the sacrifice of 20,000 captives.
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c. 1494Aztec leader Ahuitzotl conquers the central valleys of Oaxaca.
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c. 1499Aztec leader Ahuitzotl conquers the Soconusco region.
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1502 - 1520Motecuhzoma II reigns as leader of the Aztec Empire.
